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Astronomers can play an important role in explaining the causes and consequences of climate change, says astrophysicist

Millions of smartphones monitor Earth’s ever-changing ionosphere

Crowd-sourced data could improve global navigation satellite systems such as GPS

Cloudy with a chance of warming: how physicists are studying the dynamical impact of clouds on climate change

Michael Allen on how essential it is to understand how clouds respond to climate

Research headlines

Map of the world showing the geographic locations of each identified bouncing packet, represented by red dots. The dots are clustered in southern Africa and southern South America, with two dots in North America.

Lightning sets off bursts of high-energy electrons in Earth’s inner radiation belt

Unexpected finding could help determine the safest times to launch spacecraft

Photo of a small bonfire at night in a forest clearing with flames rising skywards. A camera on a tripod and other equipment are silhouetted against the flames, and aluminium baking trays can be seen scattered around the forest floor near the fire.

Bursts of embers play outsized role in wildfire spread, say physicists

Experiments on tracking firebrands could improve predictions of spot-fire risks

A scanning electron microscope image of Au3+ extraction and reduction by the graphene oxide/chitosan sponge. The Au3+ appears as a yellow blob stuck to a pink-tinged, lumpy background

Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste

New graphene-biopolymer material extracts gold ions 10 times more efficiently than other adsorbents

Physics-based model helps pedestrians and cyclists avoid city pollution

New immersive reality method could also inform policymakers and urban planners about risks, say researchers

Mountaintop observations of gamma-ray glow could shed light on origins of lightning

Electric fields near Earth’s surface are stronger than expected

The Endurance rocket ship launches from Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere

Scientists make first ever measurements of a planet-wide field that could be as fundamental as gravity and magnetic fields

Podcasts about environmental physics

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Looking to the future of statistical physics, how intense storms can affect your cup of tea

Baltimore bridge collapse: engineers explain how failures can be avoided

Environmental sustainability: exploring the challenges for the medical physics community

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Opinion and reviews

Space-based solar power: ‘We have nothing to lose and everything to gain’

Reanimating the ‘living Earth’ concept for a more cynical world

James Dacey reviews Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life by Ferris Jabr

Had a leak from your science facility? Here’s how to deal with the problem

Robert P Crease explains how Fermilab navigated an accidental leak of tritium

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Venkat Srinivasan: ‘Batteries are largely bipartisan’

Energy storage expert Venkat Srinivasan discusses the pros and cons of different battery technologies and the motivations people have for adopting them

UK plans £22bn splurge on carbon capture and storage

Despite the move, questions remain over the technology's feasibility

Operando NMR methods for redox flow batteries and ammonia synthesis

Available to watch now, The Electrochemical Society in partnership with BioLogic, explore the application of magnetic resonance methods for studying redox flow batteries and ammonia synthesis

Pele’s hair-raising physics: glassy gifts from a volcano goddess

Volcanic hairs and tears reveal a wealth of information about what lies within lava

An upside-down sea ice slab showcasing brine channels that facilitate the drainage of liquid brine and support convection along the interface

Convection enhances heat transport in sea ice

New mathematical framework could allow for more accurate climate models

Rheo-electric measurements to predict battery performance from slurry processing

The Electrochemical Society in partnership with TA Instruments – Waters, identifies metrics linking formulation and processing of slurries to their performance as LIB electrodes

A comprehensive method for assembly and design optimization of single-layer pouch cells

The Electrochemical Society in partnership with BioLogic, EL-Cell and TA Instruments - Waters explains how to optimally test your lithium-ion battery electrode materials

The proposed nanoparticle warming method for Mars

To make Mars warmer, just add nanorods

Releasing engineered nanoparticles into the Martian atmosphere could warm the planet by over 30 K

Shadowgraph of an oil drop sliding down two fibres

Twisted fibres capture more water from fog

New finding could allow more fresh water to be harvested from the air

Metamaterial gives induction heating a boost for industrial processing

Technology could help heavy industry transition from fossil fuels

Solar-driven atmospheric water extraction

Solar-driven atmospheric water extractor provides continuous freshwater output

Standalone device harvests water out of air without requiring maintenance, solely using sunlight

Why NASA thinks you should forget about space-based solar power

James McKenzie thinks a new NASA report marks the end of the road for space-based solar power

Photo of the sun shining amid white clouds in a blue sky

Shifting day-night cloud patterns may be making climate change worse

Asymmetric effects of surface warming on cloud cover may amplify it, say researchers

Ask me anything: Andrew Weld: ‘You’re probably going to be working for over 40 years, so make sure you enjoy what you do’

Andrew Weld is the head of research and development at QLM technologies

Investigating deep water upwelling aboard a research vessel

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